Employers Should Stay Off Social Media - Persuasive

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What if your boss invited him or herself to a private dinner you planned with your significant other? What if he decided to tag along on your vacation? What if your boss came home with you every night, much to your demise? Now of course, these examples are farfetched and unrealistic. But for many employees around the world, they are becoming a sad paralleled reality because of social networking. More than half of our adult population is employed. And with currently 1.2 billion registered users on Facebook, I’m willing to bet that this affects at least one person in this room. Thirty-seven percent of companies report using social networks to research potential job candidates, according to a new CareerBuilder Survey. So what are hiring managers looking for on social media? Hiring managers use social media to evaluate candidates’ characters and personalities outside the confines of the traditional interview process. A large majority (65 percent) of the employers say that look to see if a candidate presents his or herself professionally. 35 percent seek more information about how well rounded a candidate is while only 12 percent are seeking something that will actually enhance a candidate’s chance of being hired. The entire process of “digging up dirt,” if you will, seems rather disingenuous. What’s more, a third of the employers that participated in the survey reported disqualifying a candidate because of what they discovered online. The top reason employers decide against hiring a candidate is because they posted provocative or inappropriate photos or information. 45 percent found information about the candidate drinking or using drugs, 35 percent declined to hire because of poor communication skills, and 33 percent discovered the candidate bad-mouth a previous employer. Employers also use social media to “check on”

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